Five-piece Americana fusion group Appleseed Collective has grown from a batch of songs that guitarist Andrew Brown wrote when he was 14 years old into one of the most diverse acts to tumble out of Ann Arbor, Michigan in the last decade. The band’s ornate songs resemble the group’s namesake, budding from obtuse, petite compositions […]
Brianna Brey
Bri Brey is a Bend native who started as an intern at the Source Weekly after her graduation from the University of Oregon three years ago. She is now the full-time arts, culture and music editor.
Committed to bolstering Bend’s growing musical and arts community, Bri takes after the semi-fictional William Miller of Almost Famous. Despite a cynicism cultivated over the 20 years she’s lived in Bend, Bri loves Christmas. She loves decorating and gift giving and prides herself on having the best white elephant strategy. She once devised an It’s a Wonderful Life drinking game. Contact her at bri@bendsource.com with local music, arts and culture events (or the rules to that drinking game).
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Meet the Artist
Bettina McEntyre’s personified—wait, what is that?
Portland artist Bettina McEntyre makes use of a cocktail of imagination and pattern to create eye-catching creatures in her drawing and painting. Never quite human but always expressive, and never fully recognizable as a non-blob species of animal, her characters are all at once uncomfortable and hilarious, a vision of a world that exists only […]
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PICK: Benefit Concert for Jake Costa
friday 29 Benefit Concert at Volcanic BENEFIT—If you’ve ever stepped foot in Volcanic Theatre Pub, you’ve probably met Jason (Jake Costa), the smiley fella behind the soundboard. Jason recently encountered some unexpected medical expenses and some of his (and our) favorite acts are getting together to help support him: Necktie Killer, Ryan Pickard and Portland’s Hopeless […]
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PICK: Jeff Crosby and the Refugees
thursday 28 Jeff Crosby and the Refugees MUSIC—Under a mop of blonde hair with a road-tested pop-perfect voice, Jeff Crosby comes from the Bruce Springsteen school of song writing. Mesmerizing storytelling about small-town, blue-collar day-to-day with a rock and roll edge is what he and the Refugees do best. 8 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 […]
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PICK: The Both
thursday 28 The Both MUSIC—Better recognized by their individual names, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo have teamed up to form the super group The Both, a mashup of Leo’s punky power pop and Mann’s melodious indie-folk. 6:30 pm. Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Dr. $30.
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Newspaper on the Radio 8/28
Editor Phil Busse chats with Mike from 92.9 FM about the 8/27/14 issue of The Source Weekly, featuring our Fall Fashion pages and big news about the Mirror Pond Plaza.
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Two Heads Are Better Than One
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo are greater than the sum of their parts
“We walked over the bridge in Milwaukee/Past the statues of Fonz and the duck. With the wind kicking in/and the sparrows all running amok,” sings Aimee Mann in her signature hazy alto-drone at the opening of “Milwaukie,” the second track on The Both‘s self-titled debut. Then, BAM!, punk singer Ted Leo’s steady, punchy voice joins […]
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The Source’s 2014 Fall Fiction Competition
Have your writing published in the newspaper
Calling all writers! Send a fictional short story based on one of the below prompts to the Source Weekly for a chance to be published in the paper and win awesome prizes. Read the guidelines below and submit to fiction@bendsource.com Choose from one of the following prompts: “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been […]
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
The Makers District aims to revamp central Bend
There’s a new addition to the chain-link fence at the corner of Olney and First Street. A large sign reads “Farm to Street Food Cart” with an oversized green arrow pointing south into what looks like a partially abandoned industrial neighborhood running parallel to Third Street. It’s not a street that looks likely to be […]
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Fall Fashion 2014
Dapper day and elegant evening looks
N Spekktor (a pseudonym, she requested we don’t run her real name in case she gets famous someday) is a local painter and fashion designer with a penchant for electronic music. As a testament to her passion for fashion, she wears a tattoo of a needle and thread shaping an infinity symbol on her forearm […]
